EB 'Pajama' ware refers to a distinctive style in which vessels are covered in a heavy, bright white (lime?) slip over which were painted broad, generally vertical, red stripes. Generally the technique was reserved for small and medium-sized jars, but it also appears on some open shapes. Examples are mostly found in the southernmost portions of Israel, in late EB I horizons.
The precise decoration takes many forms. Often it was done in thick vertical stripes over white slip, but it was also applied in cross-hatching and other arrangements. There are some examples of red painted cross-hatching, in which painters used fine brushes to create delicate patterns of cross-hatching on a bright white background. Examples of this app...
Horvat 'Illin Tahtit (Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands)